Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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